Articles by Dipankar Ghose
Counting milestones: A day in the life of the Bharat Jodo Yatra
Hundreds of frantic feet are kicking up dust, and the tarred lane is unable to hold the numbers on it. First there is a marching band, then a media van, then a ring of security guards holding a thick rope in a bid to separate the man in the centre from the crowds rushing towards him.
Published on Dec 16, 2022 11:55 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Sawai Madhopur
Gujarat election results: AAP plays spoiler, claims win with national status
Gujarat election results: For over three months, the biggest names in the AAP — from party chief Arvind Kejriwal to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha — made Gujarat their second home.
Updated on Dec 09, 2022 04:05 PM IST
Maulik Pathak and Dipankar Ghose
Gujarat elections: Bridge collapse tragedy looms over electoral battle in Morbi
Gujarat election: It’s clear that the politics in and around Morbi at the moment revolves around the bridge collapse.
Updated on Nov 25, 2022 01:45 PM IST
In Patidar backyard, calm and confusion
This non-descript village, 60km from Ahmedabad and 10km from the town of Viramgam, surrounded by fields of paddy, jowar and bajra, was the epicentre of the Patidar movement, perhaps the biggest political threat faced by the BJP in the state in over two decades.
Updated on Nov 24, 2022 07:53 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Viramgam
Tribal dilemma in Congress stronghold
Some men travel on their cycles to the JK Paper Mills in Songarh, around 10km away. Different world it may be, but this poll season, villages such as Thuti are bathed in political significance.
Updated on Nov 23, 2022 12:26 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Tapi
In land of diamonds and textiles, larger Guj pointers from triangular contest
By night, deeply business-oriented as it is, Surat is alive well into the wee hours, the malls and shopping complexes full of customers. “There is something in the water of the river Tapi. It makes things grow,” Chainani said. “But every garden needs a gardener, even if you have water. And the BJP has always been strong here.”
Updated on Nov 22, 2022 01:00 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Surat
Refocusing our lens to view wildlife health holistically
We must recognise how intricately wildlife health is related to human health. This will be possible only if we pay close attention to the criticality of the "one health" approach
Published on Oct 04, 2022 07:38 PM IST
Congress political crisis: The parallels in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
In both Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, as much as the Congress governments have been battling the BJP, they have been waging an internal war too
Updated on Sep 26, 2022 06:24 PM IST
Modi’s outreach bested Akhilesh Yadav’s caste calculus in UP’s eastern reaches
Senior BJP leaders credited rallies by PM Narendra Modi in the eastern parts for turning the sentiment in the BJP’s favour.
Updated on Mar 11, 2022 01:15 AM IST
Assembly polls: What the verdict means for top leaders
Narendra Modi Barely three months ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to be facing political headwinds in Uttar Pradesh
Published on Mar 11, 2022 12:48 AM IST
UP polls: Ansari’s shadow looms over badlands of Mau
Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022: Abbas Ansari, the son of the sitting five-time MLA Mukhtar Ansari, is fighting on a ticket from Om Prakash Rajbhar’s SBSP, in an alliance with the SP.
Published on Mar 03, 2022 11:39 PM IST
In east UP, unemployment woes linger in the air
Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022: Across Uttar Pradesh, from urban centres such as Prayagraj and Varanasi to smaller districts such as Chandauli and Mirzapur, there is a significant narrative on the ground that the BJP has not done enough on employment and filling up government vacancies.
Published on Mar 03, 2022 01:19 AM IST
Will shifting loyalties swing east UP elections?
In eastern UP, in what seems like an election on a knife edge, the movement of these leaders and their ability to bring their castes along with them, may well define the election.
Updated on Mar 02, 2022 04:45 AM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Kushinagar
UP elections: Long shadow of Phoolan Devi’s legacy on Mirzapur
On the banks of the Ganga in Mirzapur’s Purana Bada, a group of three Nishad men are talking about their heroes, and inevitably, one in particular.
Updated on Feb 28, 2022 04:38 AM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Mirzapur
Eastern concerns: Floating bodies to stray cattle
The state administration was accused of severe undercounting of cases and deaths but even the official numbers are high: 8,108 deaths in May 2021, and 3,438 deaths in April 2021.
Updated on Feb 26, 2022 05:12 AM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Shringverpur (prayagraj)
What will decide high-stakes UP contest?
If BJP retains power in the state, it will be the first government to do so in over three decades; but its aura of invincibility will be undeniably dented if SP emerges victorious
Updated on Feb 09, 2022 05:52 AM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Pride, resentment: Brahmins caught in 2 emotions
Upper caste voters such as Mishra make up around 20% of Uttar Pradesh’s electoral population, with Brahmins accounting for almost half that number.
Published on Feb 08, 2022 05:10 AM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
In West and central UP, could shared identity as farmers bridge communal divide?
A 2019 NSS report on the “situation assessment of agricultural households and land and livestock holdings of households in rural India” pegs the number of agricultural households in Uttar Pradesh at 65.4% .
Updated on Feb 03, 2022 12:28 AM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Hindustan Times, Sisauli/lakhimpur Kheri
UP polls: Consolidation of Muslim, Hindu votes in focus in Saharanpur
Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022: In 2012, with a population that has 41.95% Muslims, and 21% Dalits, of its seven seats, four were won by the Bahujan Samaj Party, one by the BJP, one by the Congress, and one by the SP. In 2017, aided by a fierce Hindu polarisation, the BJP won four seats, including Deoband, with two going to the Congress, and one to the SP.
Updated on Jan 30, 2022 11:47 PM IST
Farmers first or Hindus first? Jats in Muzaffarnagar face an odd dilemma
Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022: Muzaffarnagar comes in western UP, a region that sends around 140 representatives to the 403-strong state assembly.
Published on Jan 28, 2022 11:44 PM IST
In stronghold Agra, Dalits start speaking of BSP again
Agra, with its nine seats in the district, has come to be known for two things. For the Taj Mahal. And, in politics, as the Dalit capital of Uttar Pradesh, fuelled by the 21% of its population that belongs to the scheduled caste.
Updated on Jan 28, 2022 09:37 AM IST
UP elections: In Mathura, murmurs of dissent over local issues, farm laws
Mathura, raised by both the chief minister and his deputy in recent months, may be the next vehicle in the BJP’s Hindutva project, a symbol that there is much left unfinished. The Ram temple in Ayodhya is well on its way to being built, Varanasi has been beautified, and Mathura is next.
Updated on Jan 26, 2022 03:48 AM IST
Dipankar Ghose, Hindustan Times, Mathura
In the past week, India’s Maoist story has changed
When India’s Maoist story is written, two days in this past week are going to be seen as seminal, with far-reaching consequences beyond just the immediate
Updated on Nov 19, 2021 04:56 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose
Chhattisgarh: The inside story of the Bhupesh Baghel-TS Singh Deo battle
Saddled by a two-and-a-half year arrangement at the top of their minds, the relationship between chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and TS Singh Deo, now health minister, has never mended
Updated on Aug 30, 2021 03:42 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose
Chhattisgarh top leaders call on Rahul Gandhi amid friction
The meeting comes at least two months after the Chhattisgarh Congress government passed the two-and-a-half year mark on June 17 and the party in the state is waiting with baited breath for a resolution
Published on Aug 25, 2021 12:37 AM IST
RITESH MISHRA & DIPANKAR GHOSE
The pandemic has added to the urgency of protecting wildlife
Wildlife conservation needs to be prioritised, and development plans at country, state and district levels need to take cognisance of wildlife needs
Updated on Mar 03, 2021 04:14 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose
Wildlife fatalities rising due to poorly planned infrastructure
In 2016, 16 elephants have died due to train-hits. The highest number in recent times was in 2010, with 20 elephant deaths
Published on Dec 15, 2016 03:25 PM IST
Dipankar Ghose
Jobless snake charmers hunt for livelihood options
Jobless snake charmers hunt for livelihood options
Updated on Mar 02, 2004 04:53 PM IST
PTI | Bahar Dutt and Dipankar Ghose
